This is the fourth day that Tian Fan has set up camp independently.

The sun was shining, but the slight blowing north wind made the sky and the earth feel cold, especially in the morning and evening, and it was much colder. The weather is finally back to normal.

In these four days, Yuan Shu did not go out of the city to attack Liu Beijun. After Liu Bei and Tian Fan divided their troops and set up camps, the two large camps were stuck outside Shouchun City in a horn formation, aiding each other, which made Yuan Shu's movements much more cautious. Although Liu Bei did not attack the city, which made Yuan Shu very puzzled, for the sake of safety, he still did not send troops out of the city. He is in a good mood now, the time has entered the middle of October, and there is less than a month, and when the Huaishui freezes and Liu Bei cannot receive grain and grass, he will inevitably withdraw from the army.

Liu Bei didn't know what Yuan Shu thought, so he just cautiously defended the camp and did his best to do Tian Fan's auxiliary work in fighting the epidemic. In order to attack Shouchun before, Liu Bei and others tried all kinds of methods, including the method of using lime to charm the eyes. Therefore, there is some lime in Liu Bei's camp, but the difference between this lime and the amount of lime required by Tian Fan is very obvious. Therefore, Liu Bei had already sent an order to Chen Qun to transport another batch.

According to the list listed by Qin Siyu, Liu Bei sent people to various nearby counties to buy medicinal materials, and almost swept away the reserves of medicinal materials in these counties. Although the medicinal herb merchants in those places did not dare to increase the price excessively, they still made a lot of money. It's just that they are very puzzled, why does Liu Beijun need so many medicinal materials? What's even more peculiar is why most of these herbs are not used for healing?

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, one on duty during the day and the other at night, the soldiers in the entire camp were also divided into two parts, fully preparing to deal with Yuan Shujun, who might go out of the city.

Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and the others were very anxious, seeing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were busy every day, but they blocked the camp and cut off contact with Liu Bei's camp, just helping Tian Fan get all kinds of supplies every day, they were really uncomfortable! But what can be done about it? They knew the horror of the plague epidemic, and they could only pray in their hearts that the plague would pass quickly.

In the past few days, in the camp where Lu Bu was located, hundreds of people have become ill one after another, and there are as many as a few thousand soldiers living in the same tent with them, and all of these people have been handed over to Tian Fan. Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and the others looked at these people, thinking that they might all die, and they felt very uncomfortable.

In the Tian Fan camp, two sick patients live in a tent for every two people, and there are two medical craftsmen or nurses from the medical battalion, as well as four non-commissioned officers to take care of them around the clock. Fortunately, there are not many soldiers who are sick now, and the number of people in the medical camp is still enough, Tian Fan really doesn't know what the situation will be in a few days, when the number of sick soldiers increases.

In the past four days, more than 200 soldiers have died of illness. Tian Fan's way of dealing with them was to burn the bodies, burn everything they had, bury the ashes deeply, and just keep their names and places of origin on the roster so that they could be compensated for later.

In the evening, the sunset is like blood. Three miles outside the south gate of Tian Fan's camp, a simple wooden frame, under which a lot of firewood, grass and wood are piled up, and poured with fire oil to support combustion, on the wooden frame about six feet high, is a simple wooden plank, on which more than 100 soldiers lie neatly. These soldiers were swollen all over, with many blue-black rashes on their necks, and some of them were still slowly bleeding from their bodies, which looked extremely terrifying. Their remains have been sorted out, and although they are dead, their robes do not want them to be looked down upon in another world.

There were more than a dozen soldiers on the high platform, wearing masks and gloves, carrying wooden barrels filled with fire oil, with red eyes, sprinkling fire oil on the bodies of these dead soldiers one by one.

Tian Fan and more than 200 soldiers stood expressionlessly under the high platform, quietly looking at these dead robes and at these brothers who spread fire oil. Their hearts are also very uncomfortable! On the first day there were no deaths, on the second day ten died, on the third day forty, and today one hundred and thirty. Tomorrow, how many people will die? How many robes are we going to burn tomorrow? Perhaps, in a few days, someone will burn us?

In the middle of the night, the work on the high platform was completed, and the dozen or so soldiers carried empty buckets and walked down the high platform with heavy steps.

Liu Quan, who was beside Tian Fan, was holding a fiercely burning torch in his hand, he handed the torch to Tian Fan, and said in a choked voice: "General Tian! ”

Tian Fan took the torch expressionlessly, glanced at Liu Quan, and let out a long sigh. He raised his eyes to the sky and watched the sunset, wondering, how many robes would not see tomorrow's sunset? After a while, he withdrew his gaze, took two steps forward, and threw the torch to the bottom of the wooden frame.

The fire, in just an instant, engulfed the wooden frame and engulfed the robes......

The fire burns fiercely, shining heaven and earth, but it cannot shine on the hearts of many soldiers!

Tian Fan's deep voice sounded, "After you go back, change your clothes, wash well, and take a good bath." Remember, sulfur soap must be used, whether it is washing clothes or bathing, it must be used! ”

After a slight pause, he sighed for a long time and said, "Have a good rest tonight, and ...... tomorrow I'm going to build another stage......"

With that, he turned and strode away.

Liu Quan nodded fiercely and did not answer.

At night, after Tian Fan took a bath, he changed his clothes and went to the patient. There's so much to do!

As soon as he entered the area where the patient was housed, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. This is the effect of countless pots of medicine decoction at the same time. Raising his eyes, he saw Qin Siyu walking out quickly. As soon as he saw Tian Fan, Qin Siyu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly greeted him.

didn't bother to greet her, she said bluntly: "Boguang, the disinfectant works well, but our reserves here are too small, and we have to mobilize some from the lord." "Among the plague patients, many will have high fever, so Tian Fan gave Siyu a physical cooling method, and the effect is good.

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Well, I'll do it right away!" Does your recipe work? ”

Si Yu's delicate eyebrows frowned, slowly shook his head, and said, "The effect is not obvious, the condition of the soldiers has not improved!" ”

Tian Fan sighed and said, "Siyu, don't be too anxious. This disease, in itself, is difficult to treat, and you have done your best. Looking at her somewhat blue eye circles, Tian Fan couldn't help but feel distressed. He said: "Siyu, you have to pay attention to rest!" If you're tired and sick, I can't count on anyone! I remember to tell you that a very important factor in the reason why the soldiers became ill so quickly and so much was that they fought and marched with intensity for more than ten days in a row. Physical strength and immunity are related, and if a person is exhausted, then immunity will decrease. And as soon as the immunity is weakened, the possibility of contracting the disease will increase! ”

Immunity, Tian Fan once told Siyu, and Siyu could barely understand. As Tian Fan said, living in the same place with the epidemic, why do some people get sick and some people don't? Siyu hadn't considered this question before, but once Tian Fan mentioned it, she suddenly felt that there was a lot of article in it.

Hearing him say this now, Siyu sighed and said, "There is no way!" The doctors in the army are more or less able to deal with the wounded, and they are powerless about the epidemic, so I can only stare more. ”

Tian Fan nodded slowly and said, "Then you have to pay attention to one point, try to wash your hands as much as possible, take more baths or something, don't get infected!" ”

On the same night, on the wooden frame behind Tian Fan's camp, the fire was still not extinguished.

Yuan Shu stood on the gate tower in the south of Shouchun City, quietly looking at the location of the fire. Beside him, Ji Ling and Yang Hong accompanied.

Yuan Shu is dressed in gold armor and is very beautiful. He stared at the fire in the distance, did not look back, as if to say to himself: "Today, it's the third day, right?" ”

Yang Hong was dressed in a black scribe's suit, looking suave. He was about forty years old, very handsome, and his whole person exuded a heroic charm. Hearing Yuan Shu's question, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise, today is the third day!" ”

Yuan Shu frowned, shook his head slowly, and said puzzledly: "What are they burning?" Why do you burn it every day? ”

Ji Ling and Yang Hong glanced at each other, equally puzzled.

Yuan Shu clenched his fists, hammered on the battlements hatefully, and said, "Ji Ling, you arrange for people to go out of the city, check it out for me!" ”

Ji Ling apologized, and said loudly: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

On the morning of the next day, on the official road from Xiquyang to Yinling, a group of hundreds of people were walking slowly along the dilapidated official road. The official road here is in disrepair, and a lingering drizzle a few days ago has made the road extremely difficult.

This group of people, all cavalry, escorted dozens of carts. The leader was a white-faced, slightly bearded scribe, who was eight feet tall and of good looks, and always had a smile on his face, which made people think that he was very talkative.

Suddenly, two knights in front of them came quickly, stirring up a puff of smoke and dust.

When the scribe saw this, he hurriedly pulled the reins of his horse, and at the same time shouted, "Stop! "Hundreds of knights pulled the reins at the same time, and their movements were uniform, showing the effect of hard training in peacetime.

The two knights were still more than twenty paces away from the scribe, but they slowed down, and the horses stopped at a distance of three paces from the scribe. A knight hugged his fists and said: "Qiqi Lu Junshi, ten miles ahead, I found that hundreds of people gathered together, after the villain inquired, it was said that a Taoist priest from Youfang was lecturing here to scatter the water!" ”

Lu Su's heroic eyebrows couldn't help frowning, he snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice: "It's some people who bewitch the crowd again, hey, it's a good day, but it's just a good day, but you want to deceive people's hearts, and you want to learn from the people of Zhang Jiao?" Those people are hateful, and they do not know what is good and what is bad! In order to give them hope for life, the lord almost emptied the grain reserves in Xuzhou, and what did they even believe? It's hateful! Left and right to obey orders! ”

With a hula around him, dozens of knights took a few steps forward with their horses, hugged their fists and said, "No! ”

Lu Su grimaced and said in a deep voice: "Disperse those people for me, and then arrest that Taoist priest for me!" I'd rather ask him what he wanted to do! ”

When the soldiers heard this, they clenched their fists and gave the order, and under the leadership of a team, they beat their horses and galloped away in the direction of Yinling.